Andres Karjus

This functions as a cover page for all the aRt of the Figure workshops. Each iteration has had a slightly different structure, length and topic coverage. If you have signed up to one of the workshops, you should have received an email ahead of time with instructions. If you are here because you signed up but did not get an email, contact the organizers to make sure you are registered.

Now

Past

Note that if the script opens as a plain text file in your browser, you’ll need to right-click it and choose “Save as…” (or “Download linked file…” or similar, depending on browser); and make sure the saved file has the .Rmd extension, not a .txt extension (fix it if needed). Double-clicking it should open it in RStudio, if that’s properly installed.
The short intro motivational “why-use-R” slides are here.
It’s all open source: the entire Github repo with additional info can be found here.

Below is a little showcase of the kinds of plots and figures you could learn to create if you participated in one of the workshops, from very simple base graphics plots to complex networks, interactive plots and zoomable maps (content depending on the length and focus of a given workshop.
Check my website for more details on consulting, bookings and past workshops. If you like the materials and would like to invite me to come and teach you and/or your students how to do all this (in an easy-to-learn, efficient and reproducible manner), feel free to get in touch to discuss options.

(also, this website, as well as my personal website, are created using R Markdown, a language and R package for creating documents, slides, books, etc. in html, pdf and other formats, integrating R code and plots; the workshops materials also use R Markdown)